Pocket card-case.



W. C. CUTLER.

POCKET'CARD CASE.

APPLICATION HLED JAN.23, 1917.

Patented July 24, 1917.

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[MENTOR 55 i tachment shown in Figs. 1, ,2, 7 and 8, the

WILLIAM G. GUTLER, OF NORTH GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA.

POCKET CARD-CASE.

Application filed January 23, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM C. CUTLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at North Glendale, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pocket Card-Cases, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in pocket card cases; and theobjects of my im provements are, to throw out the cards automaticallyone at a time by opening the cap or top of the case; to provide aninexpensive easily attachable device which can be inserted into anycommon pocket card case; to provide an attachment which operatesautomatically with the cover of the case or by suitable means projectingthrough the case operated by hand; to improve common pocket card casesby a small attachment for automatically discharging one card at a time;to assure clean and unbroken cards; to prevent scratching of the cardsby providing suitable card shifting means; to provide a card case whichwill automatically discharge one card at a time by opening the case; theinvention consisting in the construction, combination and arrangement ofdevices hereafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of theattachment in my card case.

Fig. 2 is a section of the spring-like attachment-plate without theshifting mechanism out on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the lower end of the card shifting barin slightly enlarged scale.

Fig. 4- is the bottomend plan view of the shifting bar in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is the end viewof the shifting roller.

Fig. 6 is the side View of the shifting roller of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a card case with my attachment inserted in vertical crosssection.

Fig. 8 is a vertical section of a case with my attachment inserted andconnected to the top.

Fig. 9 is a front elevation of. a spring attachment for the deviceillustrated in Fig. 2, this construction being a slight modification ofthe attachment of Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 10 is a slight modification of the at- Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented July 241, 1917.

Serial No. 144,077.

upper end of the operating rod being not connected to the cover, butinstead projecting through the case for hand operation, a section of thecase being illustrated with the slightly modified operating rod.

Fig. 11 is the side elevation of the casesection of Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a horizontal cross section of a modified form of the lowerend of the operating rod, illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, the pivotprojecting through the case and being enlarged for hand operation.

Fig. 13 is a section of the pivot in Fig. 12 on line 1313.

Fig. 1 1 is a front elevation of the upper end of the operating rod.

Similar numbers refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The frame attachment 1, see Figs. 1 and 2, is formed to fit in the caseas illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8, the upright bar 2 being of the samelength as the case body 3, the lower bend 4: is of the length to fitbetween the two flat walls of the'oase, and the rest of the frame isagain of the same length as the length of the casebody, this latter end,being designated 5, is at the same time formed to press the insertedcards in a case toward the operating parts of the attachment. Theupright 2 is provided with a slot 6, see Fig. 2. The lower end. 8 of theoperating rod 7 is provided with a pivot 9, which fits with the neck 10slidingly in the slot 6, while the head 11 is made slightly larger, tohold the operating rod in position, in sliding relation to the upright2. Lugs 12 are formed sidewise on the lower end 8 of the operating rod,see Figs. 3 and 4, having a pin disposed therein. A roller 14*, having abore 15, fits turnably on the pin 13. A needle 16 is formed on orsuitably secured to the roller. Projections 17 and 18 are also formed onthe roller to stop the turning motion of the roller at desiredpositions.

The spring attachment 19 is riveted to the short bend 4 of the frameattachment 1, as indicated at 20, or, as will easily be understood, thespring attachment may be of one piece with the frame attachment and bentto the form shown in Fig. 9. The upper end 21 of the spring attachmentis formed to serve as the opening spring for the case-top, the bent-end21 pressing normally against the inner side of the top or cover of thecase. It will be understood that this bent spring end is not necessaryin cases Where a spring is inser ed in the hinge of the case or otherplaces which give the same results, namely to openthe case after thepush button 22 has been pressed and'having thereby released the cover23. y

The upper end 2d of the operating rod 7 is pivotally connected to thecover 23 as shown in Figs. 7 and 8.

Having released the cover button 22, the operating rod 7, beingpivotally connected to the coverby the pivot 25, is also lifted, thecards being pressed against the roller 1% by the spring end 5 ofthefframe attachment 1, the roller will naturally turn and the needlewill cometo engagement with the card closest to the roller. The rollerwill then not be able to turn any further as the projection 18 will inthis position rest against the lower end S of the operating rod 7, Theoperating rod being pulled further, naturally throws also the card outof the case to a suitable extent that it can be taken by hand. i

Closing the cover pushes also the operating rod back to its startingposition, and the roller, rolling along the cards in the case, naturallyturns back, takingthe needle away from the cards. To prevent the rollerfrom turning further than necessary, the second projection 17 is formedon the roller resting against the operating rod when the needle is in aposition out of engagement with the cards, p

In the slightly modified construction, illustrated in Figs, 10 and 11,the operating rod is not connected to the cover of the case,

an opening 26 is provided instead, in the case. The upper end of theoperating rod is bent to project throughthe opening 26 forming a handleor thumb-piece 27. In this construction the cover is opened in the usualmanner, but the cards are shifted or thrown out of the case by amovement of the thumb or finger touching the projection 27 of theoperating rod.

Another slight modification is illustrated in Figs. 12 and 13. In thisconstruction the pivot 9 on the lower end of the operating rod isenlarged to project through the case forming a thumb piece for operatingby hand instead of automatically by the cover of the case. It will beunderstood that in this construction the case has to be provided with asuitable slot similar to the slot-6 in the frame attachment.

It will also easily be understood that this construction, the operatingrod can be eliminated above the lugs 1 In such case, the pivot is madewith a Hat section in the neck as indicated at 28, preventing the rollerfrom twisting. But, preferably, the operating rod is provided with aslot 29 on the upper end as illustrated in Fig. lt fitting slidingly onthe pivot 25 on the cover of the case. In this construction it is pretby the pusherable to provide a slot 30 in the cover. This constructionmaking it possible to throw out cards by opening the cover or also tothrow out cards by shifting the thumb piece 31 on the pivot 9 of the operating rod. Shifting the cards by the pivot 9, the operating rod simplyslides with the slot in the upper end of the operating rod on the pivot25 on the cover.

From the above it will be understood that the card shitting attachmentin this application can be inserted into any size of a card case, theframe attachment can easily be bent to fit in any width of case, thespring attachment is made to be fitted in any width, the end 32, seeFig. 9, can be cut to fit any size of ease, this holding the frameattachment of Figs. 1, 2, 7 and'S in correct position in the case,without being riveted in.

It also does not matter if a case is provided with a hinge or not, itopening sidewise or endwise, as will also easily be unhaving a slotlongitudinally to the spring member, a card shitting mechanism slidinglymounted in the slot of the spring member with one end, the other endbeing formed to be attached to the cover of the card case. i

3. A card shitting attachment consisting of a trame'fitting in a cardcase having a slot, an operating rod slidingly and pivotally mounted inthe slot or the frame with one end, lugs formed on the same end of theoperating rod opposite to the pivot con nection, card engaging meansturnably mounted between the lugs, the second end of the operatmgrodbeing formed to be attached to the cover of the card case.

i. A card shifting attachment consisting of a frame substantiallyU-shape, one side of the'U fitting evenly against the inside of the cardcase forming the supportfor card shifting mechanism' while the othersideof the U is bent forming a spring for pressing the cards against thecard shifting mechanism in this attachment, and card shifting mechanismvslidingly mounted on the framewith one end adapted tobe attached withthe other end to the cover of thecard case.

5', In. card case comprisinga body part and a cover part, a cardshifting attachment consisting; of a spring member fitting in the bodypart, and card shifting mechanism slidingly mounted on the spring memherwith one end and being connected with the other end to the cover part ofthe case.

6. In a card case comprising a body part and a cover part, a springmember formed to be fitted into different sizes of card cases, and cardshifting mechanism slidingly mounted on the spring member having meansfor engaging with the cover of the case only when such is opened.

7. In a card case comprising a body part and a cover part, a cardshifting mechanism slidingly mounted in the body part having meansengaging with the cover part when opening same and having other meansprojecting through the case for operation by hand.

8. In a card case comprising a body part and a cover part; a framefitting in the body part consisting of an upright having a slot therein,another upright being formed as a spring opposite and connected to thefirst named upright, and card shifting means slidingly mounted in theslot of the first named upright between the two uprights atta ched tothe cover part of the case.

9. In a card case comprising a body part and a cover part; a frameremovably disposed in the body part of the case, a roller slidablymounted on the frame having means to engage with the cards in the casein one direction disengaging in the opposite direction when so shifted.

10. In a card case, a card shifting roller slidably mounted with theaxis of the roller transversely to the shifting direction of the roller,card engaging means formed on the roller radially of the roller, andstopping means formed on the roller in engagement with the cards whenshifted in one direction the said stopping means holding the cardengaging means on the roller out of engagement when shifting the rollerin the opposite direction.

11. In a card case, card shifting means slidably mounted, a rollerturnably mounted on the shifting means transversely to the shiftingdirection, a pointed projection formed on the roller for card engagingmeans, and two other projections formed on the roller, one of the lastnamed projections resting against the shifting means when the pointedprojection engages with the cards in the case in the shifting directionwhile the other of the last named projections rests against the shiftingmeans when operated in the opposite direction, and the pointedprojection being in position disengaged from the cards.

12. In a card case a frame fitting in the case, a card shifting rodslidably mounted on the frame with one end, the other end of theshifting rod being formed for operating and connecting the shifting rod,a roller turnably mounted on the first named end of the card shiftingrod transversely to the shifting direction of the shifting rod, cardengaging means formed on the roller projecting toward the cards in thecase in the shifting direction, the card engaging means being disengagedfrom the cards when the shifting rod is operated in the oppositedirection, and stopping means also formed on the roller in relation tothe card engaging means.

13. In a card case comprising a body part and a vcover part, a cardshifting rod slidably mounted in the body part of the case with one end,the other end of the shifting rod being formed to engage with the coverpart of the case, a roller turnably mounted on the slidably mounted endof the card shifting rod having means to engage with the cards in thecase in the card shifting direction toward the cover part of the case,the roller having also stopping means in relation to the card engagingmeans on the roller, and means provided in the card case opposite to thecard shifting rod with the roller for holding the cards toward theroller, the cover of the case being provided with a slot adjacent to thecard shifting rod in a position close to the edge of the card engaged bythe card shifting rod.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

WVILLIAM G. CUTLER.

Witnesses:

OTTO I-I. Knnnenn, C. MITsOI-ILER.

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